The Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Miles Davis: Birth of a Legend

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Jeru
The Miles Davis Nonet3:15
A2Boplicity
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-22)
recording of:
Boplicity (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) and Cleo Henry
publisher:
Sophisticated Music
The Miles Davis Nonet43:02
A3Nature Boy
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1955-07-09)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1955-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1955-07-09)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1955-07-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1955-07-09)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1955-07-09)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-07-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
Nature Boy (on 1955-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Miles Davis6:16
A4Blues for Pablo
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-23)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-23)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-23) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-23)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-23)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-23)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-23)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-23), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-23)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-23), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-23), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-23), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-23) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-23)
orchestra:
The Gil Evans Orchestra
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-23)
cover recording of:
Blues for Pablo (on 1957-05-23)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
Miles Davis5:19
B1Miles Ahead
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-10)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-10)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-10) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-10)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-10)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-10)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-10)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-10), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-10), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-10), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-10), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-10) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-10)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-10)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-10)
remasters:
Miles Ahead (mono master) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) & Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recording of:
Miles Ahead (on 1957-05-10)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
Miles Davis3:32
B2Milestones
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-02-04)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1958-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-02-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-02-04)
recorded at:
Le Poste Parisien in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-12-04), CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04) and Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (on 1958-02-04)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Miles Davis5:45
B3Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Miles Davis53:19
B4Stella by Starlight
cover recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Miles Davis4:41

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1254) (order: 254)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1315478 [info]